Memorial details

Memorial type
Board / Plaque / Tablet
District
Bolton
Town
Deane
County
Greater Manchester
Country
England
Commemoration
First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
75085

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Current location

St Mary the Virgin Church
Junction Road
Deane
Bolton
Greater Manchester
BL3 4LT
England

OS Grid Ref: SD 69342 08056
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Brass Plaque on wooden backboard
Inscription
+/TO THE GLORY OF GOD AND IN LOVING MEMORY OF/ALAN EDWARD GREY HULTON/BARRISTER-AT-LAW AND FELLOW OF ALL SOULS COLLEGE, OXFORD/HE WAS BORN IN THIS PARISH AND THE ONLY SON OF/REAR ADMIRAL EDWARD GREY & LOUISA HULTON/HE WAS WOUNDED NR YPRES IN FLANDERS APRIL 25TH 1915/WHILE SERVING IN THE GREAT WAR AS/LIEUTENANT IN THE ARMY SERVICE CORPS/AND DIED IN LONDON JUNE 6TH 1915 AGED 29 YEAES/"Let those who were after see to it that his name be not forgotten"
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Hulton, Alan Edward Grey
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Commemorations
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 1
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 1
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: rank, surname, forenames, relationships, manner of death, date of death, age, regiment, place of death, additional
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Plaque
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Brass
  • Backboard
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Wood
Listing information
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A
Reference
  • Papers relating to his death- Reference (at Lancashire Record Office)-DDHU/ACC9301/108

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